TOSSED Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

tossed

verb

past tense of toss

as in lurched

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas

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as in jerked

to make jerky or restless movements tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat

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as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm toss that football over here

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as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use

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Recent Examples of tossed Staying on theme, Diaz tossed her hair into a quick updo with face-framing tendrils hanging out. —

Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 June 2026 Cardboard boxes, whether filled or not, should definitely be tossed, as these attract insects of all kinds. —

Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 17 June 2026 But during Prasad’s tenure as the FDA’s head regulator of gene therapies, the agency tossed the agreement and demanded that UniQure conduct sham surgeries as controls. —

Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026 Continue reading … BEHIND BARS — 'Happy Face' killer warns fellow serial killer Rex Heuermann could be 'tossed to the wolves' in prison. —

FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026 So Grace just tossed them in the trash uncapped. —

Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 16 June 2026 On Monday, the latest round of threats, meetings and lawyerly-lawyer speak was tossed about between Tech and the Big 12 Conference, and an increasing number of state attorney generals who are looking for some of that sweet Ken Paxton publicity pie. —

Mac Engel june 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026 Harrison, who was drafted in 2015, was the leading scorer for the Tempo with 17 points at the time she was tossed. —

Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 The Astros nearly scored the go-ahead run when Yordan Alvarez tried to score on an overthrow, but Bachman was backing up the plate and tossed the ball to catcher Logan O’Hoppe in time to get him. —

Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 11 June 2026

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Latin America has lurched rightward in recent elections, as governments scramble to curtail violence stemming from record cocaine production.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 June 2026
As the carriage lurched forward, the teen’s mother fell from the vehicle, prompting Romanch Mahajan to jump out in an effort to help her, The Times reported.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 19 June 2026